![]() ![]() Send → sent She sent the invitation last week.Drink → drank Josh drank two cans of coke.Emma passed her exam because she studied hard for it.The Johnsons invited me to their dinner party.Many simple past tense verbs end in -ed, this is what we call regular verbs. (?) Did + subject + vV0 + ? Regular vs Irregular verbs (+) Subject + regurlar/irregular V2 + complement So, the V2 in the above mentioned formula can be either was/were or a regular/irregular past verb : In other words, if you don’t see a verb in a sentence, 98% of the cases, it’s very fishy indeed. Now, for some of you who are still confused with the verb concept, let me tell you a little secret:īecause, here’s the rule of thumb of all English grammars (well, not all, maybe about 98%, pretty close) there’s always a VERB in every sentence. Well, simply put, the main format of a simple past sentence is: in …… (July/the summer/1980/ and any other past months or years).on …… (Monday/21 January/my birthday/ and any other past dates). ![]() ……ago (an hour/three months/ten yeats/etc).it uses past verbs (V2 is more familiar for you, I believe).You know that a sentence is a past simple sentence when: The characteristics of simple past sentences describe a past habit or repeated events in the past (used to).….and the action or event was completed/ended.explain a past event or action that happened in a certain time in the past.You need to switch to simple past tense when you: There are several reasons why we can’t stick in our comfort zone of present simple. That’s right! Past tense is used to describe a completed activity that started and ended in the past. ![]() So, can you guess what type of situation the past tense is used for? She had 9 children.Įvery word put in bold here is written in simple past tense. Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom, she reigned for 63 years, from 1837-1901. ![]()
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